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Celeste Morales
Global Learning Semesters in London
Fall 2008: Currently Abroad!!


“I left Sept. 19 in the afternoon and arrived in London on Sept. 20 in the morning. My stay here will be short - only three months because that is the length of time that Global Learning Semesters, my study abroad program, offers. I will return Dec. 14. During my stay I will attend London Metropolitan University (LMU). The experience that I gain here in London will be life changing. I expect to encounter a wide range of points of view, meet large numbers of people from different backgrounds, and acquire further knowledge of London’s history, arts, and culture. I plan to visit all the historical places and social activities that I can find here, including the London Eye, Tower of London, Shakespeare Globe Theatre, St Paul’s Cathedral, local art galleries, shopping centers, and cinemas. I want to experience the daily life in London instead of just being a tourist. I picked this city for several reasons. Since it is a metropolitan city, the experience that I will gain here will be of enormous importance and very different for me, especially coming from Douglas. London also is rich in history and historical places, and it is diverse in cultures and societies.”





Below is an interview with Celeste that was featured in the newspaper:


Classes begin for Cochise College student in London

Cochise College student Celeste Morales is spending a semester abroad at London Metropolitan University. This is Morales’s most recent report on her experiences in the United Kingdom.

Sept. 29, 2008

When does school start? Have you met many others in your program or your teachers? There are six in my GLS program group; two of them are from Texas, two are from California, and one is from Hawaii. I have also met people from other countries, including India, Norway, Spain, Germany, Africa, and Italy. There is so much diversity! My classes started on Monday, Sept. 29. Here in London, the instructors are called “lectures.” In my psychology class, there are about 50 students. What most surprised me was the quantity of books for the class; I have three books for just this one class. My module has been split into two sections: the first couple of weeks we are going to be taught personality psychology, while in the following weeks, the lectures will be about social psychology. I can say that there are certain words that I cannot understand completely, but I can get the conceptual idea. I’ll be learning many new words not used in U.S.

Do you have a guide? Global Semesters has provided us with a guide to show us around. His name is Duncan, and he is Scottish and already has a master’s degree at the age of 22! He is in charge of making sure we experience the best in this city and arranging trips and events for us.

What significant things have you done since you last provided an update?

I visited Buckingham Palace. The place is incredibly beautiful. The crystal chandeliers are enormous, and the architecture is breathtaking. The antiquities that you find in this palace are of great value; it is like you have traveled back in time. Even though they don’t allow complete access to the whole palace, the parts selected for visitors are the grand hall, the quadrangle, the guard room, the green drawing room, the throne room, the picture gallery/lobby, the silk tapestry room, the state dining room, the blue drawing room, the music room, the white drawing room, the ministers’ staircase, the marble room, and the bow room. Every single room has its own history and marvelous design. They don’t let visitors to take photos inside the palace. Finally, when walking along the gardens, it feels like you are walking through the forest. It has gigantic trees, lakes, and flowers.

Describe where you live. I live in Nido Student Living, a glass building with 12 floors on the south side and 14 on the north side. We have a cafeteria, entertainment area, lobby, screening room, and laundry room, better known as the launderette. Nido is a cashless student apartment; we are given a card that allows us to get around the building or buy food and goodies in the building. The around-the-clock security here is very good. If we have visitors, we need give to 24 hours notice. If we fail to do so, our visitors are not allowed to enter the building. Unfortunately I don’t have a roommate, but I have made some acquaintances on my floor and on other floors.

What is your residence near? The university that I am attending has two campuses in London - City Campus and North Campus. My classes are mostly at the City Campus, which is quite far from where I live. It probably takes me about 20 to 30 minutes to get there if I take the tube.

What is the weather like? What about traffic? Do they take American money? How about pesos? The weather is, in fact, unpredictable. It may rain for three days. Then it stops and for another three days there is sun with a little bit of cold wind. On those days you can go outside with no jacket; however, you always need to bring it because at night it gets quite cold. They don’t take any American money or pesos. The official currency in London is the pound (£). The pound is subdivided into 100 pence. The symbol for pence is “p.” The euro is a currency accepted in all of Europe; however, in London, it is very rare to find places that will accept euros. The traffic is truly busy. Even at night, I can hear the cars, a sound which is really unfamiliar to my ears, and sometimes it is just difficult to go to sleep. It is quite frightening to cross the streets of London, especially if the walk signs are not working. You literally need to look both ways before you cross.

How are you getting around the city? I mostly use the tube, an underground train that costs about two pounds a trip, depending on what zone you are trying to reach (The city is divided into zones with certain streets in Zone 1 and so forth.). It is recommended to always be accompanied by someone. Once in a while, I walk to places that are near. There is no use taking the tube, cab, or bus when the destination is only a couple of blocks away.

How is London different from what you’re used to? Everything is fast-paced, even in the checkout line in the grocery stores. Punctuality is very important here. You must always arrive 10 minutes early. If you are right on time, you are already LATE!!


Celeste Morales' Most Recent Adventures...


London university presenting new challenges for Cochise College student

Cochise College student Celeste Morales is spending a semester abroad at London Metropolitan University. In this report, Morales discusses the similarities and differences she has experienced between the American and British higher education systems.

There are many differences between the British university and Cochise College. For instance, as opposed to having daily classes at Cochise College, here it is a more independent study. Classes are only given once a week for two to three hours, depending on the subject you are taking. Another difference that I have experienced is the class arrangement. At Cochise College, classes are a combination of lecture and participation or group discussions. However at London Metropolitan University, these aspects are separated. We first have the lecture, and afterward, we have seminars in which we are required to actively participate in group discussions or express our opinions on the subject at hand. Seminars are every other week and are composed of approximately of 10 students, unlike lectures, which may vary from 20 to 60 students in a classroom. Furthermore, Cochise College gives more personalized attention to students, or better said, there is more personalized, interactive communication between student and instructor. While here, seminar leaders are the only ones who maintain minimal communication with students. As you can imagine, we don't have only one instructor. On the contrary, we have our lecturer (instructor) and our seminar leader. From these teachers, only one is the leader of the module (class) itself. Inquiries about course work are directed to the module leader. Moreover, assignments are submitted to the registrar, not to the instructor as at Cochise College. Similarities? Well, I'll need to get back to you on that.

Throughout my time here, I have spent about four to six hours per day studying outside of class. In addition to reading the recommended text, we must read extra writings and be prepared for discussions in seminars. Our seminar work counts for 40 to 50 percent of our grade, and essays are worth 20 percent. Usually only two essays are required for each class.

Apart from all my demanding school work, I still have time to visit places. From Oct. 17-19 I went to Dublin, Ireland. Dublin is located in Northern Ireland and considered part of United Kingdom as in contrast to the Republic of Ireland, which is not considered part of UK. During my stay in Dublin, we visited Trinity College, a college that has obtained the rights of every book published in UK. We also visited the Ha'penny Bridge, Phoenix Park, Parnell Square, Croke Park, James Joyce Centre and the Dublin Writers Museum. On our last day, we visited the Guinness Store House, where we received a complementary sample. Ireland has left the most wonderful impression in my mind and heart. The people in Dublin are very sociable, which creates an enjoyable environment.




 

 

 

 

 

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